Baby Quilts – Work In Process | My Sewful Retirement

24 Apr 2019

Baby Quilts – Work In Process

Happy Wednesday!

I’m working on gifts for two beautiful babies.

One of the father’s loves to fish so I created this quilt to honor his hobby. I sketched out a fish block on graph paper and made it come to life with fabric. The exaggerated eyes are fused on and I will stitch them down while quilting.

fish baby quilt — Gone Fishing Baby Quilt WIP

The second quilt is for a baby girl. Her room is decorated in bright colors. The wall paper border in her room has really cute spinning tops as part of the design. I wanted to create something to complement the border.

flying geese quilt — Spinning Top Quilt WIP

pieced flying geese quilt — Spinning Top WIP

Hope you are finding time to sew this week 🙂

22 thoughts on “Baby Quilts – Work In Process”

piecefulwendy on April 24, 2019 at 11:09 am said:

Both quilts are cute! Love those fishies!

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 24, 2019 at 12:02 pm said:
  
  Thanks Wendy !
  
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dezertsuz on April 24, 2019 at 11:47 am said:

Two wonderful baby quilts! I love making baby quilts. They are for such happy occasions.

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 24, 2019 at 12:03 pm said:
  
  Thanks Susan! Babies are definitely a blessing♥
  
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Diane on April 24, 2019 at 1:46 pm said:

Both quilts are great but I really like the second one. What a fun top.

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 24, 2019 at 2:32 pm said:
  
  Thank you Diane! I had fun making it — it was a good test for accuracy 🙂
  
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quiltinggail on April 24, 2019 at 2:24 pm said:

Two fantastic baby quilts! how wonderful!!! You are sew creative!

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 24, 2019 at 2:33 pm said:
  
  Thanks Gail! I’m trying to save money by creating my own patterns!
  
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  - quiltinggail on April 24, 2019 at 4:40 pm said:
    
    I think that it’s even better to create your own! Then they are truly original!
    
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artisticsharon on April 24, 2019 at 4:13 pm said:

Both quilts are fantastic! I love the ‘fishy’ backing fabric in the first one and the spinning tops are so bright and cheerful. I’m sure both families will be ecstatic when they receive these 🙂

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 26, 2019 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks Sharon!
  
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Vicki in MN on April 24, 2019 at 4:45 pm said:

Great quilts, those fishy facing down at a angle is refreshing!

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 26, 2019 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks Vicki!
  
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rl2b2017 on April 24, 2019 at 6:22 pm said:

Hi Karla! Aww, what a cute fishy quilt and of course I think that’s a marvelous name. And the spinning tops is such a cute idea! I love all the fun colors – it’s so nice and bright for a baby. I know they’ll both be well loved. ~smile~ Roseanne

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 26, 2019 at 5:31 pm said:
  
  Thanks Roseanne! I think I will make another fishy quilt to sell in my Etsy shop — it will fit in nicely with my other personalized items — at least I hope so 🙂
  
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Gray Barn Designs on April 24, 2019 at 7:28 pm said:

These are so colorful! I really like the fish! I think Dominic and his dad will be very happy with this quilt. The spinning tops look like great blocks to use up miscellaneous scraps. The different tones of white with circles are a nice touch. Be sure to let us know what you do with your borders!

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 26, 2019 at 5:31 pm said:
  
  Thanks — I will!
  
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Sparkle On! with Abbie on April 24, 2019 at 11:03 pm said:

Hi Karla,
What a perfect quilt for fishing father and his son!
I adore your spinning top quilt, so bright and fun. These will be two happy babies and parents!

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 26, 2019 at 5:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks Abbie – I’m having fun creating my own designs.
  
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plstockwell on April 27, 2019 at 12:23 pm said:

I love these baby quilts. So bright and cheerful. Clever idea to set blocks on diagonal. They really look like spinning tops. 😍~Peggy

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 28, 2019 at 10:53 am said:
  
  Thanks Peggy!
  
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tierneycreates on April 28, 2019 at 6:44 pm said:

Those quilts are darling – happy and colorful! I am sure they will be loved by the families receiving them!

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